The Genuine Case Company has brought the JCB brand back in the smartphone world with the announcement of a new line of JCB Toughcase products for recent iPhones and a couple of Galaxy phones. The cases are made from recyclable and sustainable materials and have been drop tested from heights of 1.2m (4 ft).
JCB Toughcases will be available in December in three color combinations
There are JCB…
Here’s how to install almost any iPhone or iPad app on M1 Macs, including Netflix, Instagram, and more
November 19, 2020
As we detailed earlier today, it’s easy to download iPhone and iPad apps from the Mac App Store to run them on the new M1-powered MacBook Air, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro. However, Apple gives developers the ability to opt-out of having their application available on the…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 18, 2020
November 19, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Lawmakers introduce resolutions to block Trump’s F-35 sale to UAE
November 19, 2020
WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced new legislation Wednesday that would halt the Trump administration’s push to circumvent Congress and expedite a $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates.
A series of resolutions were announced after lawmakers said they failed to get satisfactory answers from State Department…
Mount any Canon EF lens to Fujifilm's GFX cameras with Metabones new EF-GFX Smart Expander adapters
November 19, 2020
Metabones has announced the release of the EF-GFX Smart Expander, a new adapter that makes it possible to use every Canon EF mount lens on Fujifilm GFX camera systems.
The adapter uses an optical design consisting of five elements in three groups to multiply the focal length…
Cosina Japan reveals its ultra-fast Voigtlander Super Nokton 29mm F0.8 lens for MFT systems
November 19, 2020
Cosina Japan has announced the Super Nokton 29mm F0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera systems, making it the fastest functional and commercially-available lens on the market.
The entirely manual lens, which offers an equivalent focal length of a 58mm lens…
Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) along with The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) test a battlefield resupply drone in 2017. (Gabriel Silva/U.S. Army)
Army maneuver officials are testing quadcopter drones capable of carrying ammunition, water and other supplies into battle, a “promising” concept that could eliminate the danger of resupplying infantry units in…
The OnePlus 8T is $120 off at B&H Photo today only
November 19, 2020
OnePlus came out with a number of solid Android handsets this year and many of them are on sale now that the company’s Black Friday deals are available. But the best deal comes not directly from OnePlus but from B&H Photo, which has the OnePlus 8T for $629 today only.
iOS 14.3 beta 2 lets you run shortcuts from the home screen without launching the Shortcuts app
November 19, 2020
Apple introduced the second developer beta of iOS 14.3 yesterday, and it includes a major change to Shortcuts. With iOS 14.3 beta 2, the Shortcuts app no longer opens when you launch a shortcut from the home screen, which in turn has major benefits for those using the…
Apple agrees to pay $113 million to settle multi-state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’
November 19, 2020
Apple is set to pay $113 million to settle a multi-state investigation into the iPhone’s “batterygate” controversy. As The Washington Post reports, 34 states and the District of Columbia had been investigating Apple’s decision to throttle older iPhones as their battery health declined.
The multi-state investigation was led by Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana, with the probe accusing Apple of…
